Top
NOTE: In my research I found no "OFFICIAL" news release of the league ever changing it's name. The Okanagan-Mainline Junior 'A'
Hockey League did not have an official logo in
this era of the 1960's. All the teams,
including any media, just used the words
"Okanagan-Mainline Junior A Hockey League",
"Okanagan- Mainline Junior Hockey League",
"Okanagan Junior Hockey League",
"Okanagan-Mainline Junior Hockey Association"
and "Okanagan Valley Junior Hockey League" in
various fonts and forms of the times.
PRE-SEASON
April 29, 1963: AGM tonight
(source)
Third Executive
May 2, 1963: AGM News
(source)
- President
- Len Miller, Vernon
- First Vice-president
- Bill Schall, Kelowna
- Referee-In-Cheif
- Blair Peters, Kelowna
Pre-season decisions
- Import Question - Expansion To Include
Quesnel and Williams Lake - Pro Team
Sponsorship - Increase Team Entrance Fee -
Penticton Quits
(source 1)
- June 6, 1963: Sunday Meeting To Decide
Future Course of OJHL
(source)
- June 10, 1963: Penticton Quits OJHL Loop,
Cariboo Clubs Seek Entry
(source)
- July 7, 1963: OJHL Calls Speacial Meet In
Penticton
(source)
- July 25, 1963: Big Name Star To Play In
All-Star Hockey Game
(source)
- July 29, 1963: OJHL Fails To Revive Vs, Out
for 1963-64 Season / Hockey Clash Tuesday Night
(source) /
(source 2)
- September 5, 1963: Junior Hockey Meeting
Sunday
(source)
- September 9, 1963: Junior Puck Schedule Now
Being Drafted
(source)
- September 23, 1963: Junior Hockey Season
Set To Face Off October 12
(source)
SEASON
- October 24, 1963: OJHL Scoring Race Tight;
Agar 2nd In Point-Getting
(source)
- October 31, 1963: Holland Affair Causes
Uproar
(source)
- November 7, 1963: OJHA Seek Reduction Of
Suspension / Rockets Still Roaring Along Atop
Junior League
(source)
- November 12, 1963: Brown Attacks BCAHA Over
Holland Transfer
(source)
- November 21, 1963: Shishido Still Sharpest
Shot In Jr. Hockey Loop
(source)
- November 28, 1963: Shishido Still Ahead But
John Coming On 'Strong'
(source)
- December 5, 1963: Corky Surges To 6th In
OJHL Scoring Race
(source)
- December 13, 1963: 6 Players Battle For Top
In OJHL Scoring
(source)
- December 20, 1963: Rocket Scorers Just One
Big Happy Family
(source)
- January 2, 1964: Rockets Soar Along With
Six-Point Lead
(source)
- January 6, 1964: Blade Blueliners Get Nod
As OJHL's Best
(source)
- January 9, 1964: Shishido Continues To Pace
OJHL Scorers
(source)
- January 13, 1964: OJHL Fails To Fix Playoff
Schedule At Meeting Here
(source)
- January 16, 1964: Everywhere Eric Goes,
Larry's Right Behind
(source)
- January 23, 1964: Stein Top Goalgetter; 5th
In Scoring Race
(source)
- January 30, 1964: Roberge Top Trigger In
Junior Puck Loop
(source)
PLAYOFFS
- February 6, 1964: Blades Clobbered 11-2
(source)
- February 10, 1964: Blues Pull 2nd Flop
(source)
- February 13, 1964: Blades Pick Up First
Playoff Win / Rockets' Roberge OJHL Scoring
King
(source)
- February 17, 1964: Don't Count Us Out Yet,
(source)
- February 20, 1964: Blues Give Life To
Fading Bucks / Rockets Take Jr. Title;
Obliterate Blades 15-1
(source)
- February 22, 1964: Rockets Take Kelowna
Bucs In "Pratctice"
(source)
- February 24, 1964: Blades Bid Farewell With
Rousing Fanfare
(source)
POST-SEASON
Awards
- February 27, 1964: Nuyens Named OJHL's Most
Valuable Player
(source)
First Team
- Goal: Lee Simpson, Kam. & Harvey
Budarick, Kam.
- Left Defence: Gordie Nuyens, Ver.
- Right Defence: Ken Rinaldi, Kam.
- Centre: Eric Shishido, Kam.
- Right Wing: Richard Bullock, Kel.
- Left Wing: Glen 'Cowboy' Richards, Kam.
- Coach: Kenny "Grey Ghost" Stewart, Kam.
Second Team
- Goal: Richard Robinson, Kel.
- Left Defence: Jim Stephen, Ver. & Terry
Shishido, Kam.
- Right Defence: Bill Steinke, Kam.
- Centre: Murray Owen, Kam.
- Right Wing: Dale Sandyke, Kel.
- Left Wing: Harvey Stolz, Kel.
- Coach: Don Culley, Kel.
Awards
- Gord Nuyens is MVP - President's Trophy
- Kamloops Rockets Regular Season Champion -
Elks Trophy
- March 2, 1964: Playoff Statistics Show
Rockets Tops
(source)
- March 2, 1964: Rockets Must Win Or Else
(source)
- March 3, 1964: Rockets Outlast Trail To
Land Finals' Berth
(source)
- March 12, 1964: Rockets Lead Junior Final
By Two Games
(source)
- March 16, 1964: Rockets Roar To Second BC
Puck Title
(source)
- March 19, 1964: Rockets Adding Six From
OJHL For Playoff
(source)
- March 23, 1964: Rockets Face Oil Kings This
Week
(source)
- March 30, 1964: Oilers Too Much For
Rocketeers
(source)
- April 1 , 1964: Rockects Bounced By Oil
Kings In Memorial Cup Play 19-5
(source)
Top